King Charles is ready to take part in a 9/11 memorial wreath-laying ceremony in New York subsequent week, alongside Mayor Zohran Mamdani, his workplace introduced on Friday. The occasion will honour the victims of the September 11, 2001, assaults on the Twin Towers, the deadliest assault on the United States.
Among the at the very least 2,606 individuals who died when al Qaeda militants crashed hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center buildings had been 67 Britons. Mayor Mamdani’s press secretary confirmed the King’s participation, including that there could be no non-public assembly between the 2.
The monarch is slated to make stops in Washington, D.C., New York and Virginia throughout his April 27 to April 30 state go to. During the journey, King Charles will ship a joint deal with earlier than the US Congress, the primary by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II spoke in 1991.
President Donald Trump will meet privately with King Charles, and host a state banquet for the king and his spouse, Queen Camilla.
The journey comes amid strained US relations with the United Kingdom. Trump informed the BBC on Thursday that he believes King Charles may assist restore Washington’s relationship with London. “I know him well, I’ve known him for years. He’s a brave man, and he’s a great man. They would absolutely be a positive,” Trump stated.
Mr Trump additionally warned he doesn’t assume Sir Keir Starmer “has a chance” of repairing the connection except he modifies route, together with cracking down on immigration.
As nicely as coverage variations, the 2 leaders have been at loggerheads over the Middle East battle, with the president deriding the Prime Minister as weak and indecisive.
Charles and Camilla arrive within the US on Monday for a four-day go to.
Asked by the BBC whether or not the King’s journey will assist restore strained transatlantic relations, Mr Trump stated: “Absolutely. He’s fantastic. He’s a fantastic man. Absolutely the answer is yes.
“I know him well, I’ve known him for years.
“He’s a brave man, and he’s a great man. They would absolutely be a positive.”
In a video shared on X by the US Department of State, Mr Trump stated: “I look forward to having King Charles come. He’s a friend of mine. We’ve spoken and we’re going to have a great time.”
Mr Trump additionally earlier this week waded into the row over Peter Mandelson and his appointment as US ambassador, branding it “a really bad pick”, however added that the Prime Minister had “plenty of time to recover”.
Asked about his intervention and whether or not the pair can repair their relationship, Mr Trump stated: “If he opened the North Sea and if his immigration policies became strong, which right now they’re not, he can recover, but if he doesn’t, I don’t think he has a chance.”
Asked for his response to the President’s remarks throughout a go to to Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, north-west London on Thursday, the Prime Minister stated: “Well look, I’m the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and I make my decisions based on what’s in the British national interest, and not what other people say or do.
“I’m here to serve the British people always, to have their interests and to make sure that I make the right decisions for them.
“That is why I took the decision that we would not be dragged into the war in Iran.
“That is why I took the decision we wouldn’t be dragged into the blockade of the Strait.
“That is in our best national interest. That is my duty. I will stick to it, and I’m not going to be diverted or deflected from that by what anybody else says.”
Mr Trump additionally repeated that he was “not happy” with the help provided by the UK throughout the Iran battle, which Sir Keir had been reluctant to be drawn into.
He stated: “I didn’t need them at all but they should’ve been there. I didn’t need them, obviously.”
“I didn’t need anybody. I wanted to see whether or not they would be involved.”
He described his requires help as “more of a test”.
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